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Pakistan shoots down eight drones ‘launched from Afghanistan’ amid fresh border clashes

September 23, 2026 admin

The latest escalation follows Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan on September 21, 2026, which Islamabad said targeted camps and hideouts of militants belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s security forces on Wednesday (September 23, 2026) shot down eight drones allegedly launched from Afghanistan after they entered Pakistani airspace, security sources…

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U.K. to launch new military space squadron to protect satellites

September 23, 2026 admin

Britain announced on Wednesday (September 23, 2026) that it will launch a new military space squadron charged with defending the country’s satellites, in the latest move as various countries rush for military space capabilities. The new Royal Air Force (RAF) squadron will protect critical satellites used in communications and to warn of incoming missile attacks,…

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Zelenskyy says Ukraine ready for maritime truce and puts onus on Russia to respond

September 23, 2026 admin

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. | Photo Credit: AP Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told leaders at the United Nations on Wednesday (September 23, 2026) that Ukraine was ready for a maritime truce in the Black Sea based on proposals by ‌Egypt, India and Turkey, and said it was now up to Russia to respond. Mr. Zelenskyy…

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Iranian advisers helped Houthis seize Yemen’s Red Sea coast in less than 48 hours: report

September 23, 2026 admin

It took Houthi rebels less than 48 hours to seize Yemen’s Red Sea coast from pro-government forces in a resounding blow to U.S. interests and Washington’s regional allies. But the Houthis didn’t do it alone. Iranian Revolutionary Guard advisers were in the field helping direct the battle, people familiar with the offensive told The Associated…

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Soorya Krishnamoorthy, who dedicated his life to promote arts, passes away in Keralam

September 23, 2026 admin

Cultural connoisseur ‘Soorya’ Krishnamoorthy, who dedicated much of his life to promote arts in its various forms, passed away in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday (September 23, 2026). He was 78. He has been under treatment at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram. An engineer by profession, Mr. Krishnamoorthy began his career as a scientist in the Indian…

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News Analysis: With Trump-Xi truce, China looks to reshape Asian order

September 23, 2026 admin

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping while leaving after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, China, May 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters As U.S. President Donald Trump hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House on Thursday (September 23, 2026), the world’s two biggest powers appear to…

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We have been victims of terrorism: Iran President tells UN in rare wartime address

September 23, 2026 admin

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian holds up photographs as he delivers remarks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, on September 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Iran’s President on Wednesday (September 23, 2026) that his people have been “victims of terrorism” by the United States, delivering a rare…

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Afghan female cyclist wins silver at Asian Games after disguising herself as a man to train

September 23, 2026 admin

Afghanistan’s Fariba Hashimi, who won the Silver Medal for Women’s Road Race, speaks with the Associated Press in Shinshiro, Japan, September 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The easy part for Fariba Hashimi was winning a silver medal in the women’s cycling road race at the Asian Games. The nearly impossible part for the female…

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Yemen’s Houthis to target U.S. interests if it supports Saudi-led strikes: Houthi military adviser

September 23, 2026 admin

The Houthis say Saudi Arabia has conducted hundreds of strikes in Yemen since fighting resumed in July, effectively ending a four-year truce. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A Houthi military adviser told AFP that the group would attack U.S. interests in the West Asia if Washington intervenes in Yemen’s conflict in support of Saudi Arabia…

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Easter Sunday blasts case: Sri Lankan court sentences each convict to 220 years in prison; all 15 to appeal against verdict

September 23, 2026 admin

Men convicted over the 2019 Easter bombings that killed 279 people are escorted by police officers in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on September 23, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Fifteen people, sentenced to over 200 years each in prison by a Sri Lankan court for their involvement in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, will appeal their…

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